At 104, Ida Freedman watches her videos on iPad

Thursday

Apr 17, 2014 at 5:26 PMApr 18, 2014 at 11:01 AM

Ida Freedman of Randolph, who turns 104 on Saturday, watched two Patriot Ledger videos of her daily walk on an iPad today and said she was glad she did the interview despite her initial hesitation to have publicity. The wonders of modern technology delight this centenarian.

Ida Freedman of Randolph, who turns 104 on Saturday, watched two Patriot Ledger videos of her daily walk and of her childhood memories on an iPad today and said she was glad she did the interview despite her initial hesitation (irritation) to have publicity or be a celebrity.

Her son in Atlanta watched them on Tuesday, the day they appeared on the Ledger web site and in the print edition, and gave her the thumbs up. He'll be here for her birthday Saturday.

The wonders of modern technology delight this centenarian.

I had wondered what Ida thought of the Good Age writeup in the Ledger, and since she has trouble hearing on the phone, I stopped by this afternoon with an extra copy and brought my iPad to show her the two videos as well. She said she felt fine about being in the paper so I pulled out the iPad.

It was great to see her smile and then chuckle at herself. She said her voice sounded so different to her. "It's you!" I said. "I am laughing and I sound like I really mean it," she said. She did! We had enjoyed our walk and our chat.

This is the Good Age column with photos and one of the videos.

Here is the other video.

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